The winged fruit of an ash tree, growing in clusters resembling bunches of keys.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ancient physicians had a high regard for ash keys and used them as a remedy for flatulence.
- Bullfinches eat some of the ash keys that remain on the trees during the winter.
- The fruits - the familiar ash keys - are usually abundant.
- At one time ash keys were used by the medical profession as a cure for flatulence.
- A bunch of ash keys was considered a powerful guard against witchcraft.